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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 1

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Feb 22Mar 1Mar 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 262▼ 760 vs year ago 907 · −83.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 132▲ 8 vs year ago 94 · +8.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 27▲ 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 6.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves unevenly steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady to 2.00 lower, Replacement Cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.20/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$150.20

53 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.31

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	344	156.61	538	7thin
Medium and Large 1	473	152.60	722	35
Medium and Large 3	369	138.47	511	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.13/cwt here — about $27 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

150.20

—

GA average15 barns · 1,256 hd

146.89

+3.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,506	101.99	1,535	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	77.77	919	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	75.99	1,131	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	68.18	712	25

Every lot

32 lots · USDA AMS · Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	173.16/cwt	170.00–177.00	571	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	178.99/cwt	177.00–180.00	782	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	160.34/cwt	155.00–162.00	920	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	283	150.00/cwt	147.00–153.00	425	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	161.11/cwt	157.00–165.00	516	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	150.60/cwt	149.00–153.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	159.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	601	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	137.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	523	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	128.38/cwt	125.00–135.00	562	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	148.00/cwt	145.00–149.00	780	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	144.83/cwt	140.00–147.00	839	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	342	169.95/cwt	165.00–175.00	581	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	172.48/cwt	165.00–174.00	723	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	135.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	675	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	163.69/cwt	160.00–169.00	789	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,389	94.91/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,318	9
Bulls	—	—	1,540	113.68/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,751	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	104.86/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,678	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	56.89/cwt	54.00–60.00	540	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	76.30/cwt	75.00–79.00	742	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	78.74/cwt	76.00–83.00	852	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	70.07/cwt	67.00–74.00	760	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	87.44/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,013	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,288	79.19/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,020	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	68.22/cwt	65.00–72.00	907	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	88.45/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,287	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	69.13/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,139	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	974	663.67/cwt	600.00–725.00	6,464	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,813	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	609	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	797	1

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Tue Mar 1, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 262Year ago 907

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 132Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	160.00–169.00	163.69
6	—	419	165.00–174.00	172.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	165.00–175.00	169.95
3	—	465	140.00–150.00	145.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	130.00–140.00	135.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	376	155.00–165.00	159.90
13	—	579	140.00–147.00	144.83
5	—	527	145.00–149.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	125.00–135.00	128.38
3	—	283	147.00–153.00	150.00
5	—	380	135.00–140.00	137.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	149.00–153.00	150.60
4	—	320	157.00–165.00	161.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	177.00–180.00	178.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	170.00–177.00	173.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	155.00–162.00	160.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	974	600.00–725.00	663.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	960	83.00	83.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	870	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	110.00–117.00	113.68
9	—	1,389	92.00–99.00	94.91
10	—	1,600	101.00–109.00	104.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,084	67.00–74.00	70.07
3	—	972	75.00–79.00	76.30
5	—	949	54.00–60.00	56.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,288	76.00–83.00	79.19
4	—	1,455	87.00–91.00	88.45
11	—	1,647	65.00–72.00	69.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,082	76.00–83.00	78.74
6	—	1,159	85.00–91.00	87.44
7	—	1,330	65.00–72.00	68.22

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.